The royal family congratulated the Princess Royal on her 74th birthday.
Anne was admitted to hospital two months ago after suffering concussion and head injuries in an accident with a horse while walking on her Gatcombe property.
The Princess has gradually returned to public duty, but has continued her official engagements over the summer, travelling to Paris for the Olympic Games and taking part in the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo last week.
We wish the Princess Royal a happy birthday today! 🎂 pic.twitter.com/5S85cViZ7k
— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) 15 August 2024
Archive photos of the princess were posted on the monarchy’s official social media accounts, along with the message: “Wishing The Princess Royal a very happy birthday today!”
Among the pictures was a black-and-white photo of three-year-old Anne sitting among the daffodils in the Royal Lodge in Windsor in 1954 with her older brother Prince Charles, then five and now king.
The Royal Collection Trust published a retrospective portrait of the princess as a 21-year-old.
Happy birthday to the Princess Royal. This photo was taken by Norman Parkinson on the occasion of the Princess’ 21st birthday.
Now on display in Royal Portraits at the King’s Gallery, London. https://t.co/SnZYvmk6Id pic.twitter.com/bVX4MJ18vp
— Royal Collection Trust (@RCT) 15 August 2024
It shows a glamorous Anne with her hair pinned up and half-open and wearing a floor-length floral voile dress with long sleeves, leaning against a stone arch amidst the vegetation in the gardens of Frogmore House.
The black and white photo was taken in August 1971 by the famous fashion photographer Norman Parkinson.
Anne, who was named the king’s right-hand woman after Charles’ cancer diagnosis, is often considered the hardest-working member of the royal family and is known for her devotion to duty and pragmatic approach.
Princess Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise, the only daughter of the late Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, was born on 15 August 1950 at Clarence House.
She is the mother of Olympic silver medalist equestrian Zara Tindall and businessman Peter Phillips.
Anne is involved with over 300 charities, organizations and military regiments.
She competed in the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal as an eventer on the British equestrian team and is now President of the British Olympic Association.
